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Darmstadt District

Main-Kinzig-Kreis

Jossgrund

Beilstein Ruins and Basalt Formation near Lettgenbrunn

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Hesse

Darmstadt District

Main-Kinzig-Kreis

Jossgrund

Beilstein Ruins and Basalt Formation near Lettgenbrunn

Recommended by 53 mountain bikers out of 55

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Please check local regulations for: Naturpark Hessischer Spessart

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Location: Jossgrund, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Darmstadt District, Hesse, Germany

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Best Mountain Biking Routes to Beilstein Ruins and Basalt Formation near Lettgenbrunn

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1. Lochborn Trail – Lochborner Pond loop from Frammersbach

59.5km

04:58

1,010m

Expert mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary.

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2. Lochborn Trail – Lochborner Pond loop from Bieber

56.6km

04:53

1,040m

Expert mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary.

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3. Haseltal Practice Course – Haseltal Pond loop from Wächtersbach

40.7km

03:01

540m

Intermediate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels.

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MS 🚴‍♂️

August 24, 2023

The Beilstein is a 499.5 m above sea level mountain in the Spessart.

The Beilstein is a basalt cone with the largest basalt cave in the Main-Kinzig district. The formation was created 10 to 20 million years ago by volcanic eruptions; the surrounding red sandstone, which otherwise characterizes the Spessart, is around 200 million years older. The basalt breakthrough was exposed by erosion; the typical basalt columns and smaller, spherical structures can be seen on the rock walls.

On the mountain, which was first mentioned in documents in 1059, are the remains of the small, high medieval Beilstein hilltop castle. It was built to protect the property of the Archbishopric of Mainz and to control an old road, and was first mentioned in 1343. It was also intended to protect the first glassworks that were built. Today the complex only consists of a ring of walls about 12 meters long.

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Seitan Dude

March 21, 2022

"The geological peculiarity of the Beilstein led to it being declared a natural monument as early as 1905, one of the first German areas. Despite this, the basalt was mined in the past to produce road gravel, so that the formerly compact rock massif has been broken through in places by a former quarry." More at: jossgrund.de/sites/default/files/artikel/download/beilstein.pdf

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Helius FFM

July 7, 2022

Nice climb (mobile). and a good view at least in one direction, as otherwise increasingly overgrown. The foot of the Beilstein is much more exciting. It's worth walking around once.

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Location: Jossgrund, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Darmstadt District, Hesse, Germany

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Beilstein Ruins and Basalt Formation near Lettgenbrunn

1. Lochborn Trail – Lochborner Pond loop from Frammersbach

2. Lochborn Trail – Lochborner Pond loop from Bieber

3. Haseltal Practice Course – Haseltal Pond loop from Wächtersbach

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